Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus (also known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis), most frequently affecting the lungs.

Patients with far advanced active tuberculosis and large numbers of tubercle bacilli in their sputum occupied the ward. The infection rate in the guinea pigs was determined by periodic tuberculin ...

Worldwide, TB has returned to being the world’s leading causes of death from a single infectious agent. This followed three years in which it was replaced by Covid-19. It is also the leading killer of ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients ...

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This observation led to the study of the first tuberculosis vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), for its potential anti-tumor effects. Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is the most common ...

TB cases rise globally. New vaccine trials offer hope. Learn about TB's impact, risks, and a Dr. Alemnew Dagnew's fight for a cure.

It marks the anniversary of the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered that TB bacillus was the cause of tuberculosis. DPHSS said the rise of drug-resistant TB strains ...

The Gauteng Department of Health held its main TB Day celebration on the sports grounds at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu Mine on ...

Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccination after surgery ... bladder cancer patients are typically given a live Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) inoculation directly into the bladder to help ...

Screening and control of diabetes could play a major role in preventing TB. The TB bacillus can reside in humans in a latent state for life, and “reactivate” when immunity is compromised.